Keyword
helmet
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2870
Readings
Composed of
katakana ko
white
katakana ko
legs
Mnemonic

A pictograph of white matter (also commonly called "a brain") protected by a helmet from both sides, with legs so that it can walk.

Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located); Tokyo Stock Exchange
black headgear worn by yamabushi
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
do not let your guard down after a victory; (lit.) tighten the strings of your helmet after winning
spiked helmet
Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)
inside of a helmet; hidden circumstances
Tusita (heaven, pure land)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
helmet-shaped hood
broiled fish head (esp. sea bream)
tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.); shield shrimp
horseshoe crab
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.); shield shrimp
Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish